About this role
Job summary
This 12-month Post-CCT Fellowship offers advanced training and development in renal replacement therapies within the Renal Unit at St James's Hospital. The successful applicant will gain experience across service development, quality improvement, research, education and clinical service delivery, while developing the leadership skills needed for a future consultant nephrology role.
The post will particularly support work to develop and lead renal replacement programmes, strengthen pathways and outcomes for home therapies.
The post will support service delivery across outpatient clinic, dialysis treatment, inpatient and ward work.
Main duties of the job
Leeds Renal Unit is a major tertiary referral centre providing the full range of renal care, including transplantation, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home therapies and specialist outpatient services. You will join a large, supportive multidisciplinary team with access to strong consultant supervision and broad experience across the renal curriculum.
The department offers an active research programme, established audit and clinical governance arrangements, and opportunities to contribute to teaching and education. The fellowship is designed to support specialist development while contributing to the future leadership of renal replacement therapies in Leeds.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For questions about this job, contact
Madeleine Vernon
Lead Clinician
07500 915388
Closing Date: 17/11/2026
Interview Date: 01/12/2026
Please Note: All salaries listed reflect the pay for full time roles. Any part time roles will be pro rata.
What you will bring to the role
You will bring
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
- Completion of specialist nephrology training and be on the specialist register.
- A strong interest in renal replacement therapies, including haemodialysis and home therapies.
- The ability to work effectively within a large multidisciplinary team.
- An interest in service development and continual quality improvement.
- The ability to contribute to research, audit and clinical governance.
- A commitment to patient and staff education.
- The ability to supervise and support more junior colleagues.
- An interest in developing leadership skills and improving patient pathways and outcomes.
- A commitment to the Trust values and high standards of professional practice.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Desirable
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Experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
St James’s University Hospital
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)